SECTION 24.135. Regulatory Assessment

(a) For the purpose of this section, utility service provider means a public utility, water supply or sewer service corporation as defined in the TWC, §13.002, or a district as defined in the TWC, §49.001.

(b) Except as otherwise provided, a utility service provider which provides potable water or sewer utility service shall collect a regulatory assessment from each retail customer, as required by TWC, §5.701(n), and remit such fee to the TCEQ.

(c) A utility service provider is prohibited from collecting a regulatory assessment from the state or a state agency or institution.

(d) The utility service provider may include the assessment as a separate line item on a customer's bill or include it in the retail charge.

(e) The utility service provider shall be responsible for keeping proper records of the annual charges and assessment collections for retail water and sewer service and provide such records to the commission upon request.

Source Note: The provisions of this §24.135 adopted to be effective October 17, 2018, 43 TexReg 6826